Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, will on Thursday, January 18, 2024 play host to the Governors of the South-South States under the auspices of the BRACED Commission.
The South-South States which are Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Edo and Delta (BRACED) will be meeting to discuss security issues affecting the region.
The state’s Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Mr. Chris Nehikhare disclosed this to newsmen in Benin City.
He said Issues that will be deliberated at in the meeting are issues relating to the security of lives and property of the region and how to effectively embed its knowledge sharing and peer review mechanism.
Accordingly, “at the end of the meeting a communique will be issued,” and the South- South governor are expected to come alongside their commissioners of Budget and Planning.
“This first meeting of the South-South Governors in 2024 will focus on how to revive and strengthen the BRACED Commission and the region’s aspiration for collective economic development and integration,” Nehikhare said.
The BRACED Commission was established in 2010 under Article 14 of the BRACED Agreement and signed on June 13, 2011.
Its objective is to promote economic cooperation and regional integration, among the South-South States, contributing to the increasing standards of living of the people of the region.
“As the chairman of the BRACED Commission Governors’ Council, the Edo State Governor, His Excellency, Mr. Godwin Obaseki will host his colleagues,” Nehikhare added.